Public bug reported: Versions greater than 1.0.4-0 have dropped the python-swauth package but do not remove it such that an upgrade breaks with error like:
Unpacking swauth (1.1.0-3~cloud0) over (1.0.4-0ubuntu1.16.04.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/swauth_1.1.0-3~cloud0_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/swauth/__init__.py', which is also in package python-swauth 1.0.4-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ... Processing triggers for sgml-base (1.26+nmu4ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/swauth_1.1.0-3~cloud0_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) If i remove python-swauth prior to upgrade it works just fine. ** Affects: cloud-archive Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: swauth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: sts sts-sru-needed ** Also affects: swauth Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: swauth ** Also affects: cloud-archive Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags added: sts sts-sru-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772681 Title: python-swauth package dropped but not removed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1772681/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs